Rhode Island High School Basketball - Coventry can't hold off Johnston
December 12, 2023: Coventry, RI 02816 The Johnston Panthers basketball team scored 49 points and held the host Coventry Oakers to 43 in the Panthers league triumph on Tuesday.
The Panthers now sport a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mt. Hope for a Division 2 contest on Thursday, December 14. Johnston will battle a Huskies team coming off a 57-41 league loss to Tolman (Pawtucket, RI). The Huskies record now stands at 0-2.
The Oakers (0-1) will now prepare for their contest against Rogers (Newport, RI). The Vikings enter the Division 2 contest with a 1-1 record. In their last contest, Rogers was nudged by South Kingstown (Wakefield, RI), 57-47, in a league contest.